Pocketbook



R. H. McFARLAND.

OCKETBOOK.

APPLICATION FILED Austin. I920.

1,371,104, Patented Mar. 8, 1921.

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POCKETBOOK. APPLICA ION FILED AUG.31. 1920.

Patehted Mar. 8, 1921.

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rgnvcuroz HuherT H. Farland UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT E. MOFABLAND, OF WICHITA, KANSAS.

POGKETBOOK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application 'filed August 31, 1920. SeriatNo. 407,242.

To allwhom it concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT H. MoFAR- I LAND, a citizen of the United States, residing at Wichita, in the county of Sedgwick and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pocketbooks, of which the following is a specification.

This inventionrelates to pocket books and the primary object of the invention is to pro- .vide an improved pocket book, which is so formed that a minimum amount of leather will be used in the construction thereof and which can be quickly and easily made.

In the manufacture of'pocket books, lets rieiiced in making them of substantial and simple construction and owing to the increased cost of leather there is an immediate walneed-for a pocket book constructed so as to provide a complete container for money witha minimum amount of leather.

It is therefore another object of this invention' to provide an improvedepocket book which includes a pair of compartments, one

for coins and the other for paper currency, WhlCl]. uses a minimum amount of leather and which can be so folded as to formal? complete container for the money, and thereby prevent the loss of the samefrom out of the pocket book.

A further object of this invention is to provide an improved pocket book which will be of extremely light weight and flexible, so as to conform to the configuration of the pocket and which can be readily folded so as to occupy the least possible space in the users pocket. I

A still further object of the invention is to provide an improued pocket book of the above character, which will be durable and efiicient in use, one which will be simple and easy to manufacture,

' With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and formation of parts, as will be hereinafter more specifically described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which drawings,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved pocket book, showing the same in folded condition.

Fig. 2 is an elevation of the same, showing the same open ready to receive co1ns and paper currency.

and the like much difficulty is expepartment and one which can be placed upon the market at a reasonable cost.

Patented Mar. 8, 1921.

showing the same in its complete folded positlon, and

Fig. 8 is a plan view of the blank from which the pocket book is formed. Referring to the drawings in detail, wherein similar reference characters desig- 1113.136 corresponding parts throughout the several views the letter A generally indicates theimproved pocket book, the body portion of which, as clearly shown in Fig. 8 of the drawings, is formed of a substantial rectangular blank of material 10. The blank 10 is preferably formed of soft flexible leather,

so that the same can be readily folded to form the pocket book. The blank 10 isadapted to be foldedon a transverse line 11 to form the front and rear walls 12 and 13. I

The transverse line 11 on which the blank is folded is relatively nearer the marginal transverse edge of the front wall 12 than the transverse marginal edge of the rear wall 13,

so that a portion of the material will be left to form a cover flap 14 for the bill fold comwhich will be hereinafter more specifically described. The flap 14: is folded on a transverse line 15 adjacent 'to the marginal transverse edge of the rear wall 13, as clearly shown in Fig. 8 of the drawings. The longitudinal marginal edges of the blank are at opposite sides thereof and at a point slightly spaced from the transverse line 11, provided with substantially triangular shaped out out portions 16 which de-" fine the side gussets 17 for the pocket book,

\ which are adapted to be folded inwardly, as

shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings.

When the blank is folded on its transverse line 11 toform the frontand rear walls 12 and 13 the side gussets 17 are folded in- Uw ardly as stated and the Walls are secured together along their marginal edges by Q stitching 18 and the gussets are also stitched in place. As shown in Fig. 8 the ussets are folded on diagonal lines 19, which extend outwardly from the transverse line 17.

To provide a pair of compartments. a partition is provided. This partition 20 is also-preferably formed of some flexible leather, and is of substantially triangular shape aid the base or lOWer edge thereof is .secured'bymeans of stitches 21 to the rear wall 13 adjacent to the connection of the \gussets 17 thereof. This spaces the lower edge of the partition plate from the trans verse line 11 which forms the bottom -wall of, the pocket book. This has been .pro

vided for the purpose, so that a relatively large straight bottom wall will be formed for the bill fold compartment 22., The side edges of the partition 20 are secured by means of stitches 23 to the front wall 12 and this forms a complete compartment 2%, I

inner face of the cover flap 14 carries adjacent to its side edges the female members 26 of snap fasteners .which are adapted to receive the male members 27 of the snap fasteners, which-are secured to the outer face of 'the' front wall 12, This effectively holds the cover flap in position. against accidental displacement and prevents the loss of the currency therefrom. The outer or rearface of the cover flap 14 adjacent to one side edge is provided with the female portion 28 of a snap fastener an is adapted to engage the male portion 29 t ereof which is arranged substantially at the longitudinal center of the pock t book. After the flap 14- has been folde as shownat Fig. 5 of the drawings, the pocket book is folded, along a diagonal line as shown in Fig. 6

7 and the female "portion 28 of the snap fasreceive the male portion 32, which is carried tener is placed over the male portion 29 thereof, which forms a triangular wing 30, which partially covers thearcuate slot 25. The rear wall 13 has the outer surface thereof directly in rear: of the female portion 28 provided with the female portion 3 1 of'another snap fastener, which is adapted to by the outer face of the cover flap 1'4 opposite to the female portion 28. The corner of the pocket book opposite to the flap 30 is also adapted to be folded on a diagonal line to form a second triangular flap 33, as clearl shown in Fig. 7 of the drawings and this ap is adapted to completely hide the arcuate slot 25.

It canbe seen. from'the foregoing, that an exceptionally simple pocket book has been provided in which a complete casing has been formed for the coin and paper currency, which isso constructed that a mini mum amount of leather will be used. It

the side triangular flap 30 and 32that tlie compartment 24. I

Owing to the soft, flexible structure of the leather used.in makingthe pocket book, the same can be still further folded to form a smaller article if so desired.

Changes in detailsn ay be made without departing from the spirit or scope of this invefftion, but What I claim as new is,

rear walls, a partition arranged intermediate coins calf be readily removed from the coin 1. A'pocket book comprising front and the walls to form a pair of compartments, one of the walls being slotted to provide an entrance to one of said compartments,

cover carried by one of the walls arranged to overlie the other well to form a cover flap for the other compartment, the pocket book (being adapted to be folded on diagonal lines to form overlappin portions for ,overlying the entrance to the rstmentioned compartment;

I 2. A pocket book comprising a front and and arranged tooverlap the free edge of the i other wall, means for detachably securing the flap to the last mentioned wall, a partition arranged intermediate the front andrear walls and secured thereto to form a pair of compartments, one o f.the walls having a slot therein formingan entrance to one of the compartments,the side edges of the pocket book being folded to form a pair of wings arrangedto overlie .the slot, and means for connecting front wall.

31 A pocket book comprising front and rear walls secured together at their trans.- verseredges and at one longitudinal edge, the rear wall having a cover flap formed thereon arranged to overlie the disconnected edge of the nfront wallfa partition arran ed inter- .mediate the front and rear walls orming a pair of compartments, the front wall having a slot formed therein to form an entrance opening to one of the compartments, overlapping wings arranged to overlie the slot formed in the front. wall, and detachable fastening elements for holding the cover flap and wings in their folded condition.

cover flap in its folded condition, a triangw lar shaped partition arranged intermediate the front and rear walls and secured thereto loo the wings together and to the to form a pair of independent compartments, the front wall having an arcuate slot formed therein toprovide an entrance opening to one of the compartments, the side edges of the pocketbook being folded to form a pair of triangular shaped wings arranged to overlie the slot, means for connecting one Wing to the front Wall, and means for connecting the other Wing to the first mentioned wing.

5. A pocket book formed of soft, flexible leather, comprising a rectangular shaped body including front and rear Walls, the rear Wall having a cover flap formed thereon arranged to overlie the free edge of the front Wall, an independent partition disposed intermediate the front and rear Walls and secured thereto to form a coin vcompartment and a paper currency compartment, the front Wall having a slot formed therein to form an opening to the coin compartment, triangular shaped folding wings arranged to overlie the front Wall and the slot therein, the Wings being adapted to overlap, and snap fasteners arranged to hold the 'cover 20 flap and the wings in their folded condition.

- ROBERT H. MCFARLAND. 

